Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 207, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1921 — Page 11

SEVEN ACTS ON STATUTE BOOKS DECLARED VOID Ex-Congressman Cites Errors Made at 1920 Session of Assembly.

MISTAKES INEXCUSABLE Sections of seven acts now on the statute books are told as a result of the recent decision of the Supreme Court, according to W. D. Bynum, a local attorney and an ex-Congressman. An Investigation of the acts cited by Mr. Bynum Indicates that their being declared invalid probably will require no very great amount of remedial legislation. Mr. Bynum's communication to the Times setting out this circumstance follows : In a recent issue of The Times I noticed some comments on the decision of the Supremo Court, holding the act prohibiting the trial of divorce cases within sixty days of the time of the commencements of the suits, as unconstitutional for the reason that it was amendatory of an obsolete act. .The act of 1913, sought to amend the of 1873, which had been repealed In the revision of 1881. In view or the fact that a general revision of the laws was made in 18S1, and the statute republished L.; that year, it would seem that the mistake, In this Instance, was so flagrant as to indicate a carelessness or Ignorance upon the part of the lawyers in the Legislature, that was inexcusable. It Is a matter of serious concern that greater care is not exercised in the enactment of laws by our Legislature. At every regular session a large portion of the memDership of the House Is without legislative experience, and anew set of officers and clerks —many without qualifications —is chosen to perform the most importanc work of the session. FREQUENT ERRORS -MADE IN 1913. To show how frequently such errors, as the one committed by the Legislature of 1913, are made, I cite the following as made by the last General Assembly, under decisions of the Supreme Court, are unconstitutional and void: Highway LaW—The act of March 15, 1918, waa amended by an act of March 8, 1915 (act 1913, p. 101, chapter 47)By the act of March 3, 1919, p. 522, ■*- tlon3, It waa sought to repeal section 1 of the act of March 13, 1913, but this section having been amended by the act of March 3, 1916, was no longer in force, and the act of 1919, purporting to emend It, is therefore void or a nullity. Vocational education—Section 16 of the act of Feb. 22, 1913, was amended by an act of March 5, 1917 (acts 1917, 6. 810, chapter 97). By section 9 of the act of March 14, 1919 (act 1919, p. 800) It was sought to amend section 16 or the act of 1913; this section having been amended by the act of 1917, was no longer In force and section 9 of the act of March 14, 1919. is therefore void and the act of 1917 Is still in force Tax Law 1919—8 y section U 6 of the tax law of 1919 (Acts 1919, page 3-4), Section 1 of the act of March 5. 1897, amending Section 152 of the act of March fl, 1891, was amended: this section went into effect March 11, 1919, by reason of the emergency section of tae act, and by repealing section 338 repealed all previous provisions in conflict with It. On March 14, 1919, (acts 1919, *97, chapter 159). the Legislature to amend the act of March 5, 18® < ; this act having been repealed by Section 216 and 338 or the tax law of 1919, was uo longer In existence and the effort to amend It is, therefore, unconstitutional and void. Section 216 of the tax law therefore, remains in force. Section 237 of the tax law of 1919 (acts of 1919, page 341), re-enacts section 1 of the act of March 4, 1911, which amended section 202 of the act of March 6, 1905; this last act Is revised in Section 8827 of Burns Revised Statutes of 1914. Tbo tax law of 1919 went luto effect March 11, 1919, hence on that date section 257 took the place of the act of March 6, 3906, and the latter became obsolete thereafter. The Legislature of 1919 (acts 1919, page 782) passed an act purporting to amend section 1 of the act of March 6, 1905, as amended by the act of March 4’, 1911, but the amendment of the act of March 4, 1911, having been repealed by sections 267 and 338 of the tax law of 1919 could not be amended, and the act passed at the last session cf th Legislature purporting to amend the same Is void and of no effect. Public Parke, Cities of the First and Second Classes —Section 17 of an act concerning the department of public parks in cities of the first and second clasa approved March 6, 1911. (Revised Statutes 1914, section 8763) was amended by section 37 of the act of March 8, 1917 (acts 1917, page 516), and had no vitality thereafter. The last session of the Assembly affected to amend the act of March 6, 1911, by an act which became a daw without the signature of the Govjjfmor. (chapter 205, acts 1919, page This act is void, as the act it parporta to amend had no existence. PARTS OF 1920 ACTS INVALID. The following acts or parts of acta of the (pedal session held last July, are also invalid. Drainage Petition —Act of July 21, 1920 (chapter 5, pages 26-27) amends section 8 of the act of March 11, 1919. An act of July 27. 1920 (chapter 34, pages 108-9) emended section 3 of the act of March 1L 1907, which had been amended by the act of March 11, 1919, and la therefore unconstitutional. While the last act. In lta title, omitted any reference to the act of 1919, In section 3, on page 114 (acts July, 1920), It was declared uncocstltutlonjU), and It and the act of 1919 repealed. Now, while the enacting clause of the act of July 21, 1920, was not skilfully drawn, the question whether It made the act void or not, was a Judicial question; and the assertion of the Legislature that It was of doubtful validity could have no effect The repeal of the act of March 11, 1919, and the act of July 21, 1920. by section 3 of the act of July 27, 1920, entangles the question In such confusion that nothing short of a decision of the Supreme Court can clar'fy It. If it should be held valid, sectic n 8 of the drainage law, which la a most vital one, is invalid. Bchool Law—The act approved July 21, 1920 (acts, 3 session, 1920, page 35) amends section 4 of an act March 11, 1907. This act had been amended by an set which became a law without tha Governors approval in 1919 (section 4 acts 191# page 841), the act of July 21,' 1920, Is therefore invalid. Motor Vehicle—The act of July 28, 1920 (chapter li, page 56, of acta July, 1920) amend* section 13 of an act of March 15 1918. The act of 1913 was obsolete—having been amended by an act of March 14, 19& (acts MW. page 700). The act of July 26, 1920, is therefore Invalid. The amendment which it was sought to make by this act provides that “every commercial motor vehicle constructed or which may be so loaded that the operation is prevented from haring a free and unobstructed view of the highway img ltaly to the rear and at the sides e same shall be equipped with a r or reflector attached to and so id and adjusted on such vehicle as re the operator thereof a clear review of the highway directly to the rear on a line parallel to the side of the body of such motor vehicle.” Men of East and West on Utilities Program Martin J. Inirull of Chicago, president of tho National Electric Light Association, and EL K Hall of New Tork City, vice president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, will be the chief speakers at the convention of the Indiana Public Utility Association, Jan. 13. Mr. losull will speak on "Public Utilities; the People’s Business,” and Mr. Hall wffl talk on “Public Relations." Frank Jordan of the Indianapolis Water Company la in charge of arrangements for the convention. No Hot Water—Fined BROOKLYN, N. Y., Jan. 7. —Because failed to provide sufficient hot water so tenants of his apartment house Charles Rosenbaum, Bronx landlord, was flaed 8209 today la special sessions court.

Don’t Kill The Goose That Lays The Golden Egg IT’S TIME TO WAKE UP

What gaineth a man if the barrel of flour he needs sells for Two Dollars and he has only thirty cents to his name. And is looking for a job and can’t find one. The people of this country right now, today, are facing a situation that calls for common sense. Let’s forget about Psychology and Economics and readjustment and all the other much-talked of things. And use common sense. In every city, town and hamlet in the land, people are telling each other what the country needs. But yon know and I know that what the people of the Unitea States need most of all just now, is Common Sense. If yon are a shoemaker, and the furniture worker, the weaver, the hatter, the machinist, the miner— And the producers of a hundred other commodities you buy during the year, stop buying the shoes you make, And by so doing throw yon out of work. How are yon going to get the money to buy the things they produce f You’ve got to help consume what the other fellow produces and he must help to consume what yon produce. To-day the country is in good shape—the troubles exist mostly in the minds of the people. But if we do not wake up now and start to do more buying, it won’t be long before our troubles will be real. Nations like individuals can make themselves sick by worrying when there is no cause for worry. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and the way to prevent an industrial breakdown in the near future is to— Buy what the other fellow produces and start doing it today. The excuse of high prices has faded away. The cut-price advertisements of reputable merchants fill the pages of the daily newspapers. Bead them to-day and buy to-morrow the things you have put off buying so long. Keep this fact everlastingly before you. If you don’t buy what the other fellow produces, he cannot buy what you produce. And if buying slows up many thousands of people, not actual makers of the things we consume, will be thrown out of work— Railroad men for instance and eartmen, clerks and bookkeepers and people employed in a thousand different ways. That’s about all there is to the whole situation. And all the Senators and Congressmen and Governors and commissioners can talk their heads off and can’t change it. Men and women of America, and especially you who are well able to buy, YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU—needs the same patriotic endeavor that you gave so freely during the War. If the non-buying condition continues to exist, idleness will continue to increase throughout the land. Industry after industry will close, and want, poverty, soup houses and bread lines will naturally follow. And if once our country gets into such a miserable situation it will take a long and weary time to get out of it. There isn’t a man or woman reading this message who cannot help to avert the troubles we are drifting into by supplying rhemselves with the things they need. If you haven’t the ready cash, use your credit. , Do something to help move the goods from the shelves of the retailer who in many instance* has cut prioes to less than he actually paid for the goods. Prices are down—read the advertisements again—there is no excuse for further waiting. Buy now from the retailer, so that he can order from the manufacturer and give him a ohanoe to keep his workmen employed. All can help—Don’t say all this sounds good, but I’ll just hang on to my money and let the other fellow spend his. Buy now—Put your shoulder to the wheel, for industry is but a big wheel. And when it revolves easily and without strain, it grinds out prosperity, and prosperity means happiness, cheerful homes and contented families. Contrary to the idea that seems to prevail in certain circles— Merchants who sell on credit terms or partial payments do not urge people to go in debt for things they do not need. Extravagance is not encouraged, but on the other hand and especially at this particular time, credit merchants are doing much to help dispose of the surplus stocks of merchandise. Because of their unbounded faith in the honesty of the people they are disposing of s great deal of merchandise that would otherwise remain unsold. It’s time to wake np—Buy now and buy all you can that prosperity may continue to reign in the land we love. This message is published in over 100 newspapers with a combined circulation of nearly ten million copies by the Menter Company operating 42 stores in 42 cities—Main Office, 45 East 17th Street, New York City.

1 THE SQUAtfK DIAL STORK 1111 pay | A 1 T#Ah |J H B HBILiT*B a g jU easy FRIEND CLOTHING COl S& WEEK WAY Kef] q wf iM| Clothes on Credit Wearing Apparel for Men, Women and Boys AT BIG SAVINGS Sp ] endid values in Men’s, Women’s and Boys’ Outer Garments are offered to you at reductions of from 20 to 40 per cent. Never before have we made such slashing cuts in the price of Clothing. Yon should take advantage of this great opportunity. Come in—select what you need and arrange to pay as you are paid.

Ladies’ Suits S2O Up Ladies’ Dresses .. sls Up Ladies’ Coats $lB Up Ladies’ Skirts $5 Up Ladies' Waists . ...$5 Up Sweaters •.. $5 Up MEN’S AND YOUNG MEN’S SUITS S2O S3O S4O Trousers §4 to sl2 Boys’ Suits .. .$8 to $lB

Eighteen Years of Square Dealing For eighteen years the People’s have been doing business on the "square deal” principle. Today It Is the largest store of Its kind in the State. Its location out of the high-rent district permits the lowest of prices. r TTIE SQUARZ DEAL STORE prices!

“For Auld Lang Syne” Saturday the Prices on Stout 9 * Mens, Women 9 s and Children * high and low shoes are going back to “normalcy” In keeping with our policy of cleaning up our stocks prior to inventory, we hare slashed prices right and left on all shoes, without regard to cost or profit*. Oa this page wo show Just a few of the many attractive bar gala* you may expect at this store. Every one of them represents a saving that yon can not afford to overlook.

LADIES’ Brogue Oxfords Dark brown lace, medium heel, good, solid sol*. Classy looking and very popSn ular at tho present / , time. All new I v\. inrcbandlse \ and all sizes •'\from 2U|toß. s3^%,

H? Children’s Shoes 1 Tl c. „ MISSES’ BROWN I 4 Sizes 11% to 2 Sizes 8U to 11 J *jL English last. LACE, hl-cut Nature last. {*na *o qu rur::;.- nr Ct. J(J "“ bl * ““ Li. I D

Open Saturday Evenings Until 9:30 Evrlnalrs .gent* for Dr. A. Reed Cushion Sole Shoes and Arch Preserver Shoes. Also agents tor Hunter Brown Shoes (or BOYS and GIRLS. ssgtfstt:

Catarrh Quickly Ended by a Pleasan Germ-Killing Antiseptic The little Hyomel Inhaler Is made of hard rubber and can easily be carried In pocket or purse. It will last a lifetime. Into this inhaler ponr a few drapo of magical Hyomel. This Is absorbed by the antlseptio fauze within and now you are ready to reathe It In over the germ Infested membrane where it will speedily begin Its work of killing catarrh germs. Hyomel Is made of Australian eucalyptus combined with other antiseptics and Is very pleasant to breathe. It Ik guaranteed to end catarrh, bronihltls, sore throat, croup, coughs and colds or money back. It cleans out a stuffed up head In two minutes. Sold by the Haag Drug Stores and druggists everywhere.

MIONA Ends indigestion It relieves stomach misery, sour stomach, belching and all stomach disease or money back. Large box of tablets at all druggists in all towns. —Advertisement. EFFICIENT SBRTVB IS OCR MOTTO

Men’s Shoes Ounmetal lac* and button patterns. lasts. Good $3.98* afiß '

© BLISS TQSmiTAMD fit HERBS •'Over One Million Tablets Taken Daily" INDIGESTION BILIOUSNESS CONSTIPATION SICK HEADACHE NO CALOMEL OS HABIT FORMING DIUO MALE FROM ROOTS, HERBS & BARKS ONLY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE IN EACH BOX ALONZO O. BLISS MEDICAL CO. Est 1888, WASHINGTON, D.G 1

Comfort Your Skin With Cuticura Soap and Fragrant Talcum

bargainTbargains BARGAINS FIRE DAMAGED AND NEW MERCHANDISE These Specials for Saturday

Women's Lisle Hose The usual bargains In full fashioned long lisle hoao. Get a supply. 23c Women’s Union Suits Full length snug fitting union Btilts. Get enough to last. They’re very cheap—89c

Slipover Sweaters Here’e a chance to buy a real bargain, $7.00, women’s and misses' all-wool slipover*; good color combinations. $2.93

Women’s Flannelette Nightgowns Good, serviceable, warm gowns that button close to the peck—98c Camisoles Dozens of crepe de chine camisoles In all sizes. Cheaper than the cos'- to make—89c

137 -139 V. WASH I N &TO/SI ST. jJJ K NO EXCHANGES SB NO REFUNDS 881 NO ALTERATIONS (M

.PUL i ""/Records Anew one every month for six f months—besides 10 Records (20 selections) on delivery; all your own choice, July CP Si @ Columbia Grafonola. | You have anew E| g?| Record coming to S|h Hot jj ~i— ~ Iff aOTMI you every month ffef Aw wA Egr lil yfoafelt for six months. ■! IjraS Baldwin’s HUH HT January Ills •/ lerms Special Arran & ed 1 %$, I The Baldwin Piano Cos. I jjjjpj 18 N. Pennsylvania St. f ||

Many Women Are Taking Bitro-Phosphate Now Women lacking In nerve force and whose minds are not as keen as In days gone by are fast finding that organic fihosphate Is the one element that their inpoverlshed nerve and blood cells need. Bltro-Phosphate, for which Hook’s drug stores have such a large demand, is ordered bv physicians because with its use comes the spirited buoyancy and energy of youth. It feeds the nerve, brain and blood cells Just the food nature intends strong healthy' people to have, and Is a safe inexpensive upbullder.—Advertisei ment.

WOMEN’S COATS Good, handsome, warmth without weight winter coats; should easily sell up to $35.00; specif—s9.9B

Women’s Furs The price is hardly fair on these furs. You’ll have to see them to appreciate their remarks able value. $5.98

DRESSES Newest styles In all-wool serge dresses; values to $25.00. You should buy several at this price— S | Q. 39

Sluggish Kidneys If constipated, rheumatic, lame back, weak bladder, bilious, foul breath, with frequent headache and chronic colds, you need Kirn’s Kidney Ten. Flushes your bowels and Kidneys, makes you feel fine. Sold by druggists over 20 years. Get a 80c package. Good for all the family. J. W. Brant Cos., Albion, Mich.—Advertisement.

IN NEED OF HELP? TRY A TIMES WANT AD

Women’s Silk Hose Good quality pure thread silk hose with lisle top bands—89c Georgette Waists The popular suit colors and white. Values up to $7.50, very special—s 2.97

Dress Skirts Serge skirts nicely tailored In Just the popular lengths—s2.9B Petticoats A wonderful assortment of petticoats in good colors and lengths. $1.69